RT Book, Section
A1 Kamath, Binita M.
A1 Haber, Barbara A.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
SR Print(0)
ID 6908071
T1 Chapter 40. Hepatitis
T2 Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148924-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6908071
RD 2024/04/24
AB Numerous  pathogens  can  directly  or  indirectly  cause  hepatitis.  However,  primary  viral  infection  of  the  liver  is  most  commonly  caused  by  several  specific  hepatotropic  viruses.  Several  such  viruses  have  been  identified,  in  particular  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  and  G  (Table  40–1).  The  characteristics,  epidemiology,  clinical  features,  and  management  of  these  viruses  differ  significantly.  The  discussion  here  will  focus  largely  on  viral  hepatitis  caused  by  hepatitis  A,  B,  and  C.